Definitions for delegate
ˈdɛl ɪ gɪt, -ˌgeɪt; -ˌgeɪtdel·e·gate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. delegateverb

   a person appointed or elected to represent others

2. delegate, deputeverb

   transfer power to someone

3. delegate, designate, depute, assignverb

   give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. delegatenoun

   a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy

2. delegatenoun

   a representative at a conference, etc.

3. delegatenoun

   an appointed representative in some legislative bodies

4. delegatenoun

   a type of variable storing a reference to a method with a particular signature, analogous to a function pointer

5. delegateverb

   to authorize someone to be a delegate

6. delegateverb

   to commit a task to someone, especially a subordinate

7. delegateverb

   to give away authority over a subdomain; to allow someone else to create sub-subdomains of a subdomain of yours

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegateadjective

   Deputed; sent to act for, or represent another.

   Etymology: delegatus, Latin.

   Princes in judgment, and their delegate judges, must judge the causes of all persons uprightly and impartially. Taylor.

2. Delegatenoun

   Etymology: delegatus, Latin.

   1. A deputy; a commissioner; a vicar; any one that is sent to act for, or represent another.

   If after her
   Any shall live, which dare true good prefer,
   Every such person is her delegate,
   T’ accomplish that which should have been her fate. John Donne.

   There must be severe exactors of accounts from their delegates and ministers of justice. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   Let the young Austrian then her terrours bear;
   Great as he is, her delegate in war. Matthew Prior.

   Elect by Jove, his delegate of sway,
   With joyous pride the summons I’d obey. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. [In law.]Delegates are persons delegated or appointed by the king’s commission to sit, upon an appeal to him, in the court of Chancery. Blount.

3. To DELEGATEverb

   Etymology: delego, Latin.

   1. To send away.2. To send upon an embassy.3. To intrust; to commit to another’s power and jurisdiction.

   As God hath imprinted his authority in several parts upon several estates of men, as princes, parents, spiritual guides; so he hath also delegated and committed part of his care and providence unto them. Jeremy Taylor, Rule of living holy.

   We are to remember, that as God is the universal monarch of the world, so we have all the relation of fellow-subjects to him; and can pretend no farther jurisdiction over each other, than what he has delegated to us. Decay of Piety.

   Why does he wake the correspondent moon,
   And fill her willing lamp with liquid light,
   Commanding her, with delegated pow’rs,
   To beautify the world, and bless the night? Matthew Prior.

   4. To appoint judges to hear and determine a particular cause.

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1. delegate

   A delegate is a person or group of people who are appointed or elected to represent and act on behalf of others, usually in a specific official capacity or for a particular purpose. Delegates are often granted the authority to make decisions, negotiate, or vote on behalf of the individuals or organizations they represent.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegatenoun

   any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a commissioner; a vicar

2. Delegatenoun

   one elected by the people of a territory to represent them in Congress, where he has the right of debating, but not of voting

3. Delegatenoun

   one sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution

4. Delegateadjective

   sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate judge

5. Delegateverb

   to send as one's representative; to empower as an ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to commission; to depute; to authorize

6. Delegateverb

   to intrust to the care or management of another; to transfer; to assign; to commit

7. Etymology: [L. delegatus, p. p.]

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1. Delegate

   A delegate is someone who speaks or acts on behalf of an organization at a meeting or conference between organizations of the same level.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Delegate

   del′e-gāt, v.t. to send as a legate or representative: to entrust or commit to.—n. one who is delegated: a deputy or representative: (U.S.) a person elected to represent a territory in congress, as distinguished from the representatives of the States.—adj. delegated, deputed.—ns. Delegā′tion, Del′egacy, a delegating: the persons delegated. [L. de, away, and legare, -ātum, to send as ambassador.]

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DELEGATE

   From Eng. _dally_, to loaf, and Fr. _gate_, spoiled. A spoiled loafer.

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1. delegate

   A person elected to a form of unity assembly, unity council, unity legislature, unity senate, unity house of representatives, unity government, local unity government, regional unity government, national unity government, european unity government and international unity government to communicate the collective voice of the people who voted for that person.

   The delegate was elected for the fifth time.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 9, 2020  

2. ---

   delegate

   To assign a task to a person.

   They did delegate the task to the relevant person.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2020  

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1. Delegate

   Delegate vs. Delegation -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Delegate and Delegation.

Matched Categories

1. • Appoint
   • Assign

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'delegate' in Nouns Frequency: #1924

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How to pronounce delegate?

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   British

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How to say delegate in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of delegate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of delegate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of delegate in a Sentence

1. Ted Sarandos:

   Since Reed started to delegate management to us, Greg and I have built a strong operating model based on our shared values and like-minded approach to growth, i am so excited to start this new chapter with Greg as co-CEO.

2. Stephen W. Comiskey:

   You can delegate authority, but not responsibility.

3. Tom Lundstrum:

   If I'm elected to go to the convention, I will represent Ted Cruz on behalf of the people of Arkansas who voted for him. And if I am a Cruz delegate, I will not change my ballot until I'm told by Ted Cruz that he's releasing his delegates, if it comes to that, i don't know at this point what would induce me to vote for (Trump) or (Kasich) -- if that's who it comes down to, I would have to give some serious consideration to the fact that Donald Trump won the plurality of Arkansas delegates.

4. James Mattis:

   When you're in a conflict situation, you have got to leave initiative in the hands -- delegate initiative to those that you consider competent to do so to carry out the authorities that you're giving them.

5. David Payne:

   The Ted Cruz campaign said in response to Manafort's comments : The Cruz campaign's no surprise that Trump's team will lash out with falsehoods when facing a loss to distract from their failure. … We have earned our success by working hard to build a superior organization and are working within the process and rules. Anticipating a fight for every delegate, Ted Cruz was campaigning Monday in California, which holds a delegate-rich primary on June 7. David Payne, a Republican strategist and Vox Global partner, suggested on Monday that Cruz’s efforts to win delegate support will be indispensable if Donald Trump fails to get to 1,237 delegates -- as the candidates would have to compete for them during balloting at an open convention in July. Ted Cruz will be on familiar turf, consider that Ted Cruz is likely to win a handful of the remaining winner-take-all states … coupled with proportional delegate wins for Ted Cruz and Ted Cruz and John Kasich, this makes it mathematically difficult for Donald Trump to win the nomination according to the current convention rules.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=delegate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Delegate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=delegate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/delegate
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=delegate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=delegate
8. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=delegate
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=delegate